What's got my attention this week #50

Links and recs to get you through the weekend

There’s a lot of chatter around The Substance, a horror film starring Demi Moore that examines society’s (Hollywood’s?!) obsession with youth and beauty

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• The millennial body image curse. Described by

Sarah Knight

as in conversation with yesterday’s newsletter about why so many of us still want to lose 7lbs.
• Love this by

Leyla Kazim

on why sometimes it’s OK to just quit.
• When did everything become a “journey”?
• “I took one of those “Am I an alcoholic?” tests on the internet. When I got the results back, it said something about alcohol use disorder. I thought, hmm, you know what would be wild? If I took the test and actually told the truth. So I took it again. This time the results said: QUIT NOW BITCH.” LOVE this questionnaire with Claire Dederer in

Oldster Magazine

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• Your childhood home might never stop haunting you.
• Why won’t my siblings help care for our sick mom? Esther Perel has views.
• Sharon Stone: “No-one will give me a big role after my stroke. I want my life back.” £